Proton-M Briz-M | Amazonas 5
Status: Success | Launched: Sep 11, 2017 19:23 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: International Launch Services (Commercial)
- Rocket: Proton-M Briz-M — Proton / UR-500 family
Mission
Amazonas 5 is a spanish geostationary communications satellite for Hispasat. It is a replacement for the Amazonas 4A satellite and provides coverage for Brazil and Latin America. Satellite carries 24 Ku-band transponders and 35 Ka-band spot beams, and has an operational lifetime of 15 years.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad: 200/39 (200L)
- Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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